Press Reset - Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry (Paperback)

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart-and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next. Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of video games. In his eagerly anticipated, deeply researched new book, Schreier trains his investigative eye on the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who work in it. The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games-Bioshock Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space, and more-on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Press Reset tells the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns, and how they recover, move on, or escape the industry entirely. Schreier's insider interviews cover hostile takeovers, abusive bosses, corporate drama, bounced checks, and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft. Along the way, he asks pressing questions about why, when the video game industry is more successful than ever, it's become so hard to make a stable living making video games-and whether the business of making games can change before it's too late.

General

Imprint:	Grand Central Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Jason Schreier
Dimensions:	209 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-5387-3549-7
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries
LSN:	1-5387-3549-0
Barcode:	9781538735497

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Excellent journalism

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 | Review by: Julia G.

This is an excellent follow-up to Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (also a recommended read). It addresses issues of late-stage capitalism, of which the gaming industry is a contributor, and a direct result. Highly recommended if you enjoy gaming, or reading great journalism.

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